6:00pm

BADGE OR TICKET REQUIRED Tickets may be purchased at On-Site Conference Registration Office or at the door of the reception. Walking directions are included in the conference bag. Shuttle buses will be available.

7:00am

This breakfast roundtable offers institutional members an opportunity to discuss key issues and concerns facing their institutions. Conveners will facilitate a discussion on how the Urban Affairs Association can best represent and support institutional member interests.

7:00am

Professors David Perry, Fritz Wagner, and Roger Caves will discuss their perspectives on how to write proposals that have a chance of being funded. They will present their insights on what to consider when developing a proposal. The session will be informal with questions encouraged.

8:05am

Ernesto Cortés, Jr., Co-director of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), David Montejano, Professor of Ethnic Studies/History and former Chair of the Center for Latino Policy Research at the University of California, Berkeley

9:15am

This session will focus on the impact that United States Higher Education Institutions have on international graduate students who study with the goal of returning to their home countries to pursue leadership roles in public and urban administration. The speakers will discuss both positive and negative experiences of and impacts on international graduate students. Speakers will present insights gained through their respective extensive literature reviews that focus on this subject matter. Case studies will also be incorporated to support the arguments.

9:15am

UAA: Proposed Colloquy Impact of Sequestration on Texas Cities: Borders and Non-Borders Created by the Budget Control Act of 2011, the process known as “sequestration” was designed to reduce the federal deficit by making automatic defense and non-defense spending reductions totaling approximately $1 trillion from federal budgets between FY 2013 and FY 2021. The sequester went into effect March 2013, reducing federal spending about $80 billion for that year, and is scheduled to reduce spending by about $100 billion for FY 2014 and every year thereafter. Cities and states, both of which rely heavily on federal grants, will experience reductions of about $10 billion per year every year that sequestration is in effect. Cities, in particular, will experience reductions in CDBG and HOME housing funds in addition to reductions in federally-funded law enforcement grants, energy assistance programs, transportation projects, various environmental programs, infrastructure, job training, education, and emergency management, among others. Additionally, localities whose economies are heavily dependent on federal civilian and military workforces may well experience additional budget woes as sequestration cuts and resulting personnel reductions in these activities impact local property values and sales tax collections. Possibly, cities in fragile border regions will suffer from these reductions even more so than others. Some forecast consequences of almost apocalyptic proportions. Sequestration, according to the National League of Cities, would be likely to “significantly impact cities and towns and their economic recovery and growth…leading potentially to another recession.” 1 To date, though, very little is known about the actual experiences that cities and communities have had with the first round of sequestration cuts, or about its anticipated future impacts. Have budgets been trimmed, have personnel been reduced, have taxes and other revenue streams declined, are urban economies suffering? And, if so, can any of this be traced to the sequestration action and will any impacts found to differ by urban characteristics, including border proximities? To respond to these questions, we propose a colloquy consisting of both scholars and practitioners, focused on the implications of sequestration for Texas cities. The scholars will present results of a survey conducted of city managers of all Texas cities over 10,000 in population (approximately 250) designed to measure the consequences (both present and future) of these sequestration activities on local services, inter-local contracting, outsourcing, consolidation opportunities, property taxes, sales tax collections, personnel adjustments, and the like. Commenting on survey results, as well as on experiences in their own communities, will be city managers, or other appropriate officials, from selected Texas cities, including those from the North Texas area, San Antonio, and the border region. The results of the panel should give good insights, both at the macro and micro levels, into implications for cities of the federal budget sequestration decision and will examine these results by various urban characteristics, including comparing those in the border regions of Texas with others.

This session will focus on current trends in this region in relation to key variables explaining the urban situation: informality, underemployment, poverty, inequality, housing realities, and microfinancing both for business and housing. Speakers will present insights from a diverse body of research and actual engagement they have been involved in specific projects. They will actual urban issues in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Mexico, as well as comparing with Latin American migrants in the US. Discussion is expected to address the variety of approaches on state interventions in the region: from strong state intervention to more market-driven policies. Labor markets and migration, both national and international, are also to be discussed in the context of the countries mentioned.

Director, TRULAB: Laboratory for Designing Urban Transformation, The New School

Aseem Inam is Associate Professor of Urbanism at The New School in New York City and Fellow at the Center of Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of two peer-reviewed books, Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities, and Designing Urban Transformation. He is also the author of several journal articles and book chapters on the institutional dynamics of... Read More →

Director, TRULAB: Laboratory for Designing Urban Transformation, The New School

Aseem Inam is Associate Professor of Urbanism at The New School in New York City and Fellow at the Center of Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of two peer-reviewed books, Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities, and Designing Urban Transformation. He is also the author of several journal articles and book chapters on the institutional dynamics of... Read More →

Stemming Urban Decline in the Most Urbanized State in the United States: Latino Immigration and Urban Revitalization in New JerseyDavid Gladstone, The University of New Orleans; Peter Marina, University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse

Imagined Borders: Latinos in the Northern StatesAli Modarres, University of Washington Tacoma

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC Chapel Hill where I specialize in economic development and teach courses in quantitative methods. My research focuses on the role of labor market institutions in fostering greater equity at the urban and metropolitan scales.

9:15am

Transportation, Neighborhoods, and Social EquityElizabeth Williams, Northeastern University

Representations of the Everyday Travel Experiences: The Case of Communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan AreaDian Nostikasari, University of Texas at Arlington

Boston's Silver Line: The Long History of a Troubled Bus Rapid Transit LineRuss Lopez, Northeastern University

Spatial Capital: Applications to our Understanding of Spatial InequalityJoseph J. Galaskiewicz, University of Arizona; Daniel Duerr, University of Arizona; Kendra Thompson-Dyck, University of Arizona; Kathryn Anderson, University of Arizona

9:15am

Real Property Tax Expenditures in the District of ColumbiaMichael Bell, George Washington University; Daniel Muhammad, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis Staff

Changes in the Distribution of Household Tax Burdens During the Great Recession: The Case of the District of Columbia 2007 to 2009Daniel Muhammad, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis Staff; Betty Allyne, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis Staff; Kelly Dinkins, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis Staff; Daren Conrad, Univeristy of the West Indies

To Rent or to Own? Exploring Gentrified Neighborhoods in the District of ColumbiaLaTanya Brown-Robertson, Bowie State Univeristy; Daniel Muhammad, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis Staff; Marvin Ward, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis Staff; Michael Bell, George Washington University

9:15am

Youth in Mixed-Income Communities Replacing Public Housing Complexes: Context, Dynamics, and ResponseRobert J. Chaskin, The University of Chicago; Florian Sichling, The University of Chicago; Mark L. Joseph, Case Western Reserve University

Saving Public Housing by Dismantling It: A Comparative Analysis of the HOPE VI, Choice Neighborhoods, and RAD ProgramsJames Hanlon, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Ten Years After: Re-assessing Sense of Community post-HOPE VI in Partnership with Community Health AdvocatesJoDee G. Keller, Pacific Lutheran University; Janice Laakso, University of Washington, Tacoma; Christine A. Stevens, University of Washington, Tacoma; Cathy Tashiro, University of Washington, Tacoma

10:55am

This colloquy is based on a special issue in the journal Urban Research and Practice, preliminarily titled “Into the Twenty-First Century: North American Urban Governance and Development in a Global Context” (forthcoming in late 2013). We attempt to provide a comprehensive overview not merely of recent developments in North American urban studies but also to engage the nature of the field itself and its inherent fragmentation. In selecting the articles for the special issue, and the speakers for this panel, I have included a range of studies focused on common themes in our diverse discipline. We do not draw on studies focused on a dominant or common paradigm, but instead present a collection of research using different methods, different contexts, and different theoretical constructs. Mostly, this collection of research aims to demonstrate the ways in which the diversity or fragmentation of the current moment serves as a strength of the field. Colloquy speakers will also engage in a poignant debate on the new directions in which studies of North American urban politics is developing under the influence of globalization. Furthermore, the purpose of the special issue and this panel is to encourage dialogue between different perspectives and methodologies within the field in order to benefit from the great variety in approaches of urban studies scholars. Specifically, the scholars on this panel contemplate the nature of economic development, the scale of governance in North American regions, the intense debate regarding public housing in U.S. cities, and the ways in which new forms of governance continually alter the urban experience in North American cities.

10:55am

Low wage workers’ issues have erupted into the spotlight in urban areas across the U.S. through several highly visible campaigns over recent years. These new movements highlight economic justice concerns and spur new forms of labor organizing built on community support and participation. Their issues – low wages, irregular employment, wage theft, jobs safety and health – are redefining urban social justice agendas and the labor movement. From car wash workers, day laborers, agricultural workers, restaurant and fast food workers, big box workers, domestic workers, taxi drivers, workfare workers and previously incarcerated people, a new economic agenda is inspiring the public, the labor movement and community activists. Immigrant workers’ concerns are central in this agenda. These workers face many challenges and vulnerabilities. Many are in industries not protected by federal labor law in terms of rights on the job. Fair labor standards are often flagrantly violated. Immigrant workers fear being reported to immigration authorities if they speak up and demand rights. The traditional labor movement is only just beginning to grapple with how to incorporate these issues into their agenda and organizations. Numerous additional factors could be listed. Despite these obstacles, low wage vulnerable workers are asserting themselves, turning their issues into matters of public concern, with particular relevance in the urban areas in which they organize. These workers are living, breathing examples of the Occupy Movement’s “99%.” This colloquy features leading scholars involved with these issues. They are experts on immigrant worker centers, day laborers, domestic workers and other groups. They have written extensively about how these various workers organize and have deep connections to the organizations involved in these movements. The colloquy will take up the following questions: -what issues are raised by workers in these various sectors? -how do these contest the contours of neo-liberalist labor relations? -how are these workers shaping urban social movements in the current context?

10:55am

Since the oldest graduate programs in urban affairs are now celebrating their "golden" anniversaries, it is an opportune time to reflect on the vitality of those programs. This colloquy brings together a group of program directors and department chairs to consider the current state of graduate student recruitment, retention, and research in urban studies. The discussion will focus on questions such as: Is urban studies still relevant to graduate students? How has the way that we train graduate students changed over time? How are we different than traditional disciplines? And is that difference (presumably interdisciplinary) still valued? How have programs adapted or changed over the years to stay vital?

Associate Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha

I am passionate about professional local government management and the potential of its application to other countries, respecting their traditions, history, and political culture. I am also less passionate about the Chicago Cubs

10:55am

This colloquy addresses the mobilization of different approaches to discourses of citizenship that shape meanings and experiences of home in a globalized world. According to Roy (2003) the dominant U.S. paradigm of “propertied citizenship” inscribes an “ontology or way of being in the world, emphasizes a system of values and norms, requires certain epistemologies or ways of knowing, and is constantly articulated and extended” (p. 464). Roy’s paradigm helps understand how housing policies and practices have far-reaching and troubling implications for cultural and political values and norms. Ruptures in the dominant homeownership paradigm , c.f. the foreclosure crisis and homelessness, as well as alternative paradigms like Shared Equity models, deploy different discourses and practices shedding light on, and challenging the dominant paradigm. Speakers draw on different case studies to explore 1) how discourses surrounding ruptures and alternatives of home reconstruct and disrupt the discourse of “propertied citizenship” and 2) what kinds of political constraints and possibilities these discourses reveal for efforts to transform the dominant paradigm of U.S. homeownership. Oakley sets the stage by discussing failures of market-based low and moderate-income homeownership to increase economic and social capital. Caldwell explores how different, often conflicting, meanings of home and citizenship shape the NYC Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI), an effort led by homeless activists. Dozier uses City of Lakes CLT residents’ experiences to reveal reconstructions of homeownership into a social mission of accessibility and affordability. Lowe illuminates the Independence Heights CLT experiences of African American Houstonians of the tension between housing commodification and heritage/cultural sustainability. Roy, A. (2003) City requiem, Calcutta: Gender and the politics of poverty. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Dozier is a Ph.D. Student in Environmental Psychology. Her research is consider with the alternative development practices of communities of color to the colonial and capitalist institutions of property, land, and policing. Her research is based in the Southwestern region of the United States.

The Role of Transportation in Health Self-Management among Older Adults with Chronic Conditions Living in South FloridaNicole Ruggiano, Florida International University; Katherine Sias, Florida International University; Natalia Shtompel, Florida International University; Karen Fortuna, Florida International University

Roads and Knots of STDs in Texas Silviya Nikolova, University of Texas at Arlington; Jesus Trevino, Universidad Autonomade Nuevo Leon; Eusebius Small, University of Texas at Arlington; Sunil Madanu, University of Texas at Arlington; Cecilia Mengo, University of Texas at Arlington

Much of my career I have been working in clinical trials as a mentor and coordinator. I have 14 years of experience working with patients in diverse health care settings, coordinating clinical trials in diabetes, asthma, oncology, neurology, pain management, dermatology and psychiatry. As a coordinator, I have a vast understanding of ICH/GCP guidelines for human research and code of Federal Regulations for Human Subjects. |
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Professor of the graduate department at the School of Architecture. PhD in planning and public policy (University of Texas at Arlington), Master in Urban Development (El Colegio de Mexico), and Bachelor in Economics (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León). Current research interests: industrial location and spatial patterns of urban poverty.

The Costs of Cooperation: What Research from Europe, Latin America, and the United States Tells Us about Managing the Risks of Shared Services.Jered B. Carr, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Christopher Hawkins, University of Central Florida; Antonio Tavares, University of Minho - Gualtar Campus

10:55am

Lost in Translation? The Diffusion of Tim Hortons’ Restaurants in the Great Lakes BorderlandsMichael Broadway, Northern Michigan University

Place Branding as a Tool of Economic Development: Examining the Perceptions of Municipal Practitioners in Ontario, CanadaEvan Cleave, University of Western Ontario; Godwin Arku, University of Western Ontario

Modeling Image: The Components of Place RepresentationCandi Clouse, Cleveland State University

Candi Clouse is the Program Manager in the Center for Economic Development at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. In her current role, she supports the center with data analysis, economic impact modeling, and industry research. Ms. Clouse is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Studies with a focus on economic development.

The Neighborhood Effects of Tax Delinquency and Seizures on Residential Sale PriceDeborah Carroll, The University of Georgia; Christopher Goodman, Rutgers University

Starter-Home Resiliency and the Great Recession. An Assessment of the Economic Performance of Sixty Communities in Charlotte, North Carolina.Melissa A. Currie, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

I am an experienced assistant professor, licensed landscape architect, and have extensive educational and professional experience in the land planning, landscape architecture, and civil engineering fields. My research focuses on neighborhood-level community resilience and the impacts of the built environment on health. I enjoy scuba diving, the beach, and traveling. Education: Ph.D. Geography and Urban Regional Analysis: UNC Charlotte... Read More →

Rethinking the city through sustainability paradigm. Khaled’s research and teaching are focused on the role of urban design and planning in promoting sustainable development and the big question is: “Which urban forms, technological solutions, and policy initiatives will effectively deliver greater environmental, social, and economic coherence in our regions, cities, and neighborhoods?”

Incorporating Sustainability and Resiliency for Housing in Earthquake Prone Areas of Latin America and the CaribbeanVictoria Basolo, University of California - Irvine; Santina Contreras, University of California - Irvine

Climate Change and its Challenges for Mexican Cities: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Cancun, Mexico City, Monterrey and TijuanaAriadna Itzel Reyes Sanchez, The University of Texas at Austin

Integration of Informal Settlements in Contemporary Latin American Metropolises: The Cases of Juan XXIII in Bogotá and Villa 31 in Buenos AiresJuan Guillermo Yunda, The University of Texas at Austin and Universidad Piloto, Bogota, Colombia; Sophie Naue, Leuphana University and HafenCity University, Germany

Participatory Planning and Curriculum Engagement in Informal Settlements: Working with Children and Youth in Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicOmar Diaz, The University of Texas at Austin; Bjorn Sletto, The University of Texas at Austin

1:30pm

Integrated data systems (IDS) are those that merge together data from various human service agencies on people at the individual level. An IDS can be used to improve case management for individuals, or analyzed to inform advocacy, policymaking, targeting, and program evaluation. This type of system might include data from social safety net programs, child welfare agencies, juvenile justice records, student enrollment and performance, Medicaid claims, and homeless information systems. An IDS allows one to study public policy in a more holistic manner and not from the perspective of an individual’s contact with only one agency. With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) launched a cross-site project in six cities to bring policy research using IDS one step further, to connect IDS data to information about neighborhoods and place. During this colloquy we will present early findings from our cross-site work and hear from two sites involved in the project. In Cleveland, our partner at Case Western Reserve University who built and operates an IDS for Cuyahoga County will work with the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive at Ohio State University’s Ohio Education Research Center to understand how child welfare and juvenile justice involvement affects high school graduation and college matriculation rates. In Pittsburgh, the NNIP Partner, Pittsburgh Neighborhood and Community Information System will work with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services to study how neighborhood characteristics affect absenteeism in public schools in three school districts.

1:30pm

Politics in America is, invoking Orwell, in a bad way. America remains politically trapped in a liberal-conservative/red-blue/left-right/Democrat-Republican vortex. To say this about American politics is also to say it about urban American politics, for increasingly they are one in the same. Additionally, one significant result of this political quagmire is that the social problems of America – which are, for the most part, the urban problems of America – continue to fester. Problems of employment, living standards, schooling, housing, criminal justice, and – perhaps most fundamental to all of these – economic and racial inequality all grow deeper and deeper in absence of the political conditions necessary to address them in a serious way.

So, if we need a new American politics, how might it come about? Where are the openings to forge new political alliances, including those that might help us break free from the current ideological vortex? What might a restructured (and reconstituted) American politics look like? What sort of policy/institutional design agendas might help facilitate the development of this new politics? What might its ideological (idea-based) appeal be? Where might its material basis be located? What are its overall prospects and possibilities to serve as the foundation for the kind of social change necessary to address in a serious way the urban problems of America?

The presenters for this colloquy will engage these (and related) questions with an eye to generating broader discussion and debate about how to begin to engage the most important American urban issues of our time.

1:30pm

Philanthropy’s intersection with comprehensive community development continues to grow as evidenced by the Obama Administration’s Promise Neighborhoods program, the increasing engagement of health care foundations in place-based initiatives, and the interest of the Federal Reserve in developing public-private partnerships to rebuild low-income communities. A recent survey identified approximately 60 examples of philanthropic support for comprehensive community development. Despite their shared desire to catalyze community change, these efforts vary by scope, approach, philosophies of change, and outcomes. As more foundations focus their resources on holistic place-based revitalization, it is worthwhile to consider the lessons learned from these cases. This colloquy will examine best practices based on innovations from the field as presented by practitioners and analysts. Reflecting the location of UAA’s annual meeting, this panel focuses on philanthropic support for place-based revitalization efforts in Sunbelt city neighborhoods that have not received the same attention as East Coast, postindustrial sites. Of particular importance will be lessons learned from case studies in Dallas, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Drs. Martinez-Cosio and Rabinowitz Bussell are co-authors of Catalysts for Change: 21st Century Philanthropy and Community Development (Routledge, 2013), one of the first comprehensive studies of private philanthropy’s role in community change initiatives. Joe Horiye is the V.P. for Community Development for the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, a family foundation in San Diego that garnered headlines by offering an IPO to residents of an underserved community in order to share the profits of a shopping center it developed. Tom Dewar co-authored the seminal Voices from the Field III: Lessons and Challenges from Two Decades of Community Change Efforts with Anne C. Kubisch, Patricia Auspos, and Prudence Brown (The Aspen Institute, 2010).

I am interested in faculty development and student success. I am the PI of a $2.6M Department of Education Title V grant aimed at improving the success of transfer students, specifically those from underserved populations. My research is on private foundations engaged in comprehensive community change, and the role of immigrants and low-income residents in this change process.

I am interested in faculty development and student success. I am the PI of a $2.6M Department of Education Title V grant aimed at improving the success of transfer students, specifically those from underserved populations. My research is on private foundations engaged in comprehensive community change, and the role of immigrants and low-income residents in this change process.

Conceptualizing Human Trafficking Along the US/Mexico BorderJenny Clark, South Texas College

Inequalities and Global Flows in Mexico’s Northeastern Border: The Effects of Migration, Commerce, Hydrocarbons, and Transnational Organized Crime'Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, The University of Texas at Brownsville

Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera is Associate Professor and Chair of the Government Department of the University of Texas at Brownsville. Her areas of expertise are Mexico-U.S. relations, border security, immigration, and organized crime. Her teaching fields include comparative politics, Latin American politics, U.S.-Mexico relations, U.S.-Mexico border policy, comparative public policy and public administration, and American Hispanic politics... Read More →

Doctoral Candidate and Research Assistant, University of Illinois, Chicago

José is a political junkie, a world traveler and a dancer who loves theater and the arts. His talents and background give him unique perspective on urban planning, and have influenced his field of study: learning in community development. At the University of Illinois, Chicago, José is studying the participatory budgeting process in Chicago's 49th ward. His active research agenda focuses on the interrelation between how the environment... Read More →

1:30pm

Moderator: Janice Bockmeyer, John Jay College - City University of New York

Community Governance and ‘Reinventing Detroit’: The Impact of Shrinking City Dynamics on Neighborhood Strategic PlanningJanice Bockmeyer, John Jay College - City University of New York

The Road of Contention. When the Future of an Expressway is challenged by Community Organizations in the Bronx (NYC).Aurelie Delage, University of Lyon, France / Hunter College (CUNY)

Institutional Rape Revisited: Anchor Institutions and Residential Displacement in Buffalo, NY.Robert Silverman, University at Buffalo; Jade Lewis, University at Buffalo; Kelly Patterson, University at Buffalo

Rob Silverman's research focuses on the non-profit sector, the role of community-based organizations in urban neighborhoods, education reform, and inequality in inner city housing markets. His current research projects include studies of non-profit finance and advocacy,school reform,shrinking cities, and fair housing.

Ph.D. Student, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Delaware

David is pursuing a Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Delaware, after receiving his M.A. in 2012. He also serves as a Policy Strategist to the City Council in the City of Wilmington, Delaware.

Engaging the whole community of stakeholders to build urban resilience and mitigate disastersQuintus Jett, Rutgers University; Arturo Osorio, Rutgers University

Risk Perception and Protective Action Adoption: The Case of 2012 West Nile OutbreakRejina Manandhar, University of North Texas

Putting Compassion to Work: Strategies for Comprehensively Incorporating Disaster Relief Volunteerism Directly into Disaster PlanningJason Rivera, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Camden; Zachary Wood, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Camden

Building Community Resilience? Using Social Network Analysis to Identify Goals & Measure EffectivenessJennifer Shea, San Francisco State University

1:30pm

Beyond Participation: A Review of Best Practices in Inclusive Problem SolvingBarbara Brown Wilson, University of Texas at Austin; Nicole Joslin, University of Texas at Austin

Immigration and the Marketing of Indianapolis as a ‘Global City’Sang S. Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Reducing the Perception of Cycling Danger in the African American CommunityTalia McCray, The University of Texas at Austin; Teri Durden, The University of Texas at Austin; Eileen Schaubert, Independent Cycling Instructor

After working for Architecture for Humanity on a Hurricane Katrina recovery program in Biloxi, MS, Nicole moved to Austin and co-founded Women.Design.Build to provide more opportunities for women to engage in community driven design and construction activities. She concurrently worked for the architecture firm BOKA Powell on local mixed-use developments and received her architectural license in 2012. Her background in architecture, development... Read More →

Annexation, Contested Local Environments and Minority Voting PowerMary M. Edwards, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bev Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Economic Segregation, Economic Change, and Municipal Bankruptcies: Revenue Sharing and De Facto Territorial Reform in the USStephanie Gerretsen, University of Michigan; Mark S. Rosentraub, University of Michigan

1:30pm

Rethinking the Disbursement of Land Tax Revenue: A spatial model for the just distribution of land tax revenueReza Amindarbari, North Carolina State University; Perver Baran, North Carolina State University

The Role of Socio-Economic Factors on the Estimation of Residential Property Values in TexasRod Hissong, University of Texas at Arlington; Robert Hawley, University of Texas at Arlington

I am working in Public Sector Management in the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Worl Bank. I am also especialized in urban planning and management, with a large experience on urban issues in Spain and in international organizations (OECD, Council of Europe, World Bank). I am particularly interested in urban and metropolitan planning, governance, institutions, management and fiscal sustainability. I have also large experience... Read More →

I am working in Public Sector Management in the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Worl Bank. I am also especialized in urban planning and management, with a large experience on urban issues in Spain and in international organizations (OECD, Council of Europe, World Bank). I am particularly interested in urban and metropolitan planning, governance, institutions, management and fiscal sustainability. I have also large experience... Read More →

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and Social Policy at Harvard. My research interests are in the areas of urban sociology, race and ethnicity, immigration, and inequality. My current research projects examine how racial and ethnic contexts impact and are impacted by gentrification and the recent housing crisis.

1:30pm

Home Sweet Home: Determinants of Tenure Among Public Housing ResidentsPrentiss Dantzler, Rutgers University - Camden

Does Case Management Support Improve Self-sufficiency Outcomes Among Public Housing Residents?Kirstin P. Frescoln, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mary K. Donegan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mai T. Nguyen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; William M. Rohe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Privatization in Times of Recession: The Evolution of Chicago’s Public Housing ReformsAmy Khare, University of Chicago

The Potential for Senior Housing Projects for Community RevitalizationBeverly McLean, University at Buffalo

Public Housing after Hurricane: Urban Renewal or Removal? The Case Study of Beaumont and Galveston, TexasTho Tran, Texas A&M University

My work focuses on community engagement to improve health and well-being for vulnerable populations. My current work is focused in public housing. I am the former North Carolina State Drug Treatment Court Manager and continue to provide national consultation on local, state, and national treatment court issues.

Amy Khare’s research seeks to shape solutions to persistent poverty and structural inequality, with a specific focus on affordable housing, community development, and market-driven policies. Her central line of inquiry examines how urban politics influences the privatization of public resources in a restructured U.S. welfare state. She aims to produce scholarship that is guided by and has implications for local activism and policy changes... Read More →

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The Obama Administration has launched an agenda specifically considering the value of local places. Its policies concern strategic investments of federal resources. It has two prominent place-based initiatives, awarded to over 75 local communities. Promise Neighborhoods aims to improve educational outcomes of children and youth through educational programs and family and community supports. Choice Neighborhoods aims to replace distressed assisted housing developments with mixed-income housing while improving resident services and neighborhood assets. This colloquy will share emerging findings from a national research evaluation for Choice and a technical assistance contract for Promise currently being conducted by the Urban Institute and other partners. The colloquy will also bring to life--through deeper description and interpretation--how these federal policies are being shaped and implemented by people working and living in three Promise and Choice sites: Washington, DC; Langley Park, Maryland; and San Antonio. For Choice, we will explore early insights into key research questions, including: What did the grantees set out to accomplish and how did these goals evolve over time? How did the federal-level policy design influence implementation decisions? How have the investments been coordinated and leveraged? How have the intended beneficiaries been engaged in planning and to what end? For Promise, we will address key research questions, including: How are grantees using data to both improve the quality of their programs and services and to evaluate the success of their initiatives? What key data sources are grantees using and how are they involving the communities they serve in data collection? What lessons are emerging about how communities share data and track performance for a common target population? The panel participants will share both opportunities and challenges of these two initiatives, as well as implications for national policy design and practice.

Amy Khare’s research seeks to shape solutions to persistent poverty and structural inequality, with a specific focus on affordable housing, community development, and market-driven policies. Her central line of inquiry examines how urban politics influences the privatization of public resources in a restructured U.S. welfare state. She aims to produce scholarship that is guided by and has implications for local activism and policy changes... Read More →

Can Devolution and Rural Capacity Trigger De-urbanisation? Case Studies in Kenya and Malaysia RespectivelyAndrew Munya, The University of Auckland; Huzeima Hussain, The University of Auckland; Bernard Mugwima, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Coming "Home" to Istanbul? Comparative Analysis of Second Generation Americans and Germans of Turkish Ancestry Living in Parents' Homeland.Sherri Grasmuck, Temple University; Annika Hinze, Fordham University

3:10pm

Towards a New Typology of Nonprofit Political Behavior: A New Level of PrecisionZachary D Wood, Rutgers University - Camden

How Much Is Enough: Determining the Over- and Under-supply of Nonprofit Organizations in Metropolitan AreasJoseph Cochran, University of North Carolina Charlotte; David Swindell, Arizona State University

Private Regulation and Urban Governance: The Role of Agency Accreditation in the Planning of Services for Street-Involved YouthFleurie Hunter, York University

David Swindell is the Director of the Center for Urban Innovation and an associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. His work focuses primarily on community and economic development, especially public financing of sports facilities, the contribution of sports facilities to the economic development of urban space, alternative financing mechanisms for smart city investments, as well as collaborative arrangements... Read More →

3:10pm

Moderator: Jill Simone Gross, Hunter College of the City Univeristy of New York

Interrogating Regional Power: The Dynamics of Transport Decision Making in New YorkJill Simone Gross, Hunter College of the City Univeristy of New York; Jen Nelles, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College CUNY

Planning Alone: An Examination of the Provision of Land Use, Economic Development, and other Planning ServicesGeorge C. Homsy, Binghamton University

Innovation as Competitive Advantage in the Artisan Enterprises in Tonala, JaliscoJosé G Vargas-Hernández, University Center for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara; Fernando de Jesús Salcedo-Medina, University Center for economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara

3:10pm

Variations in Social Cohesion Across Time with a Representative Sample of Low to Moderate-income NeighborhoodsDaniel Brisson, University of Denver; Laurie Walker, Arizona State University

Attachment to Place (or Lack thereof) as a Defining Characteristic of Neighborhood-University PartnershipJanni Sorensen, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Joe Howarth, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Elizabeth Shockey, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

7:00am

This breakfast roundtable is open to all members, and is organized specifically to facilitate an open discussion about how student members can make the most of their participation in our Urban Affairs Association. We are explicitly motivated to help students use the conference to develop useful network connections and engage in conversations about research with scholars across a variety of disciplines and institutions. Conveners will briefly reflect on their experiences as student members of UAA and suggest strategies that may help students, and then facilitate a student-led conversation about student participation at the conference and membership in the organization.

7:00am

This breakfast roundtable will present perspectives from a group of academics from across the US on the topic of creating livable, healthy and sustainable communities. The development of such communities is becoming an important part of community development, urban design, policy planning and urban affairs. With the desire by urban scholars throughout N. America and Europe to move from communities that are often described as sterile and boring places to live, it is important to understand the factors that make communities livable. This roundtable will discuss what has gone wrong in many communities and will offer suggestions for making them more livable.

7:00am

The purpose of this roundtable is to discuss experiences and lessons learned in the use of system dynamics models to support shared decision making, particularly among diverse stakeholders with varying levels of technical knowledge. Sophisticated models of complex systems are increasingly prevalent and accessible. When well designed and based on solid science they are powerful tools, applying more extensive data and simulating more complicated interactions than even seasoned experts in a given subject can do mentally. The ability to test alternative interventions and compare plausible long-term trends virtually before committing significant resources in the real world has great potential to assist decision makers. The discussion leaders have been directly involved in the application of numerous system dynamics models, primarily in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and health system transformation. The conversation will not be limited to these content areas, however, as it will focus on issues such as how these tools are explained to audiences that may include math wizards and technophobes; how their use is facilitated in groups; challenges and successes in the application of models, and other related experiences of participants.

Systems thinking and use of system dynamics models | Interconnections among justice, well-being, environment, economy | Sexual, reproductive and gender justice | Appropriate use of diverse forms of evidence in policy-making

9:15am

Streets take up about 30% of the land area in the average American city. Why not use streets to promote active living and healthy communities instead of just for driving? re:Streets -- a new approach to fully utilizing the public realm through cutting edge best practices -- can radically transform a community and set a new direction for the development of healthy human habitats. The session will highlight how the Hemisfair Park Area in San Antonio is being transformed with multi-pronged community engagement to incorporate re:Streets concepts and revitalize and catalyze the neighborhood. A vibrant multi-modal streetscape environment is being created that dramatically improves pedestrian access, safety and comfort; incorporates bicycle facilities and streetcar and transit improvements; and uses tools to incentivize change and activate the street. The Hemisfair Park streetscape incorporates a diverse set of sustainable design solutions – from context sensitive planting to integrated stormwater management. The project celebrates and strengthens the area’s unique identity by incorporating iconic art, gateways, well-designed wayfinding and signage, and programmable open spaces that host festivals and other cultural activities. The case study and presentations will illustrate the results of re:Streets -- a three-year research effort funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. re:Streets is a fundamental rethinking of America’s streets based on the most recent research. re:Streets explores the future of streets and what America's roadways would be like if they were designed for living, instead of just driving. The research effort has built a nationwide constituency for translating research into action. re:Streets goes beyond Complete Streets to examine nine areas that expand the function of streets to support active living.

9:15am

The Multiple Dimensions of Adolescents’ Views of the Police PresenterEdith Barrett, University of Connecticut

Collective Efficacy, Resilient Youth, and Alternative Forms of Social Cohesion and Informal Social Control in Violent NeighborhoodsRobert Eschmann, University of Chicago; Desmond Patton, University of Michigan

Robert D. Eschmann is a fourth year doctoral student studying urban education reform, the geography of poverty, and adolescent experiences with violence, prejudice, and discrimination. He is currently working on several research projects. The first draws from a sample of high achieving African American males in a violent Chicago neighborhood and explores the relationship between deviant peer networks, informal social control, and social cohesion... Read More →

Robert D. Eschmann is a fourth year doctoral student studying urban education reform, the geography of poverty, and adolescent experiences with violence, prejudice, and discrimination. He is currently working on several research projects. The first draws from a sample of high achieving African American males in a violent Chicago neighborhood and explores the relationship between deviant peer networks, informal social control, and social cohesion... Read More →

9:15am

Policy, Practice and Perception (PPP): A comparison of the Aftermath of Two Earthquakes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Handi Chandra-Putra, Rutgers University

"Does Transformational Leadership Matter in Building Organizational Resiliency?”Jesus N.Valero, University of North Texas; Kyujin Jung, University of North Texas; Simon Andrew, University of North Texas

Corey Bunje Bower is currently Assistant Professor of Leadership & Policy at Niagara University in New York. In August, 2015, he will start a new position as Assistant Professor at SUNY-Buffalo working on a new joint program in Economics and Education Policy Analysis. |
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He finished his Ph.D. in Leadership & Policy Studies at Vanderbilt's Peabody College in 2013. Prior to grad school, he taught 6th grade and coached debate at a... Read More →

Corey Bunje Bower is currently Assistant Professor of Leadership & Policy at Niagara University in New York. In August, 2015, he will start a new position as Assistant Professor at SUNY-Buffalo working on a new joint program in Economics and Education Policy Analysis. |
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He finished his Ph.D. in Leadership & Policy Studies at Vanderbilt's Peabody College in 2013. Prior to grad school, he taught 6th grade and coached debate at a... Read More →

9:15am

Sustainable Planning and Transit Infrastructure: Lessons LearnedAccessing the Mega-Region: Evaluating the Role of Greenways in Austin, TX Mega-Region Transportation PlanningBilly Fields, Texas State University

Off-Track: The Failure of Commuter Rail in Greater MilwaukeeNeal A. Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Editor: Values in Sustainable Development, Routledge, 2014; working on a 2nd book- American Trends in Sustainable Development. My area of interest is conserving those areas that are still able to support diverse flora and fauna

I am Professor of Critical Policy Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at De Montfort. My research interests span critical issues in governance, state theory, urban studies and public policy. I am currently working on a variety of projects on crisis, austerity governance and contestation. From April 2015 I will be leading an international consortium of researchers in an ESRC funded eight-case comparative study of austerity... Read More →

9:15am

Forty Years of Rent Control: Reexamining the Impact of Moderate Rent Controls on New Jersey Cities After the CrashJoshua Ambrosius, University of Dayton; John Gilderbloom, University of Louisville; W. Dennis Keating, Cleveland State University; William Steele, University of Dayton; Wesley Meares, University of Louisville

Community Land Trusts and Limited Equity Cooperatives: A Marriage of Affordable Homeownership Models?Meagan Ehlenz, University of Pennsylvania

Community Land Trusts: So Much More than Housing and a New Twist in our Conception of the ‘American Dream’Kristen A. Hackett, Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Susan Saegert, Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Deshonay Dozier, Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Mariya Marinova, Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Community Land Trust In Houston's Third Ward: A Viable Option?Jeffrey Lowe, Texas Southern University

Dozier is a Ph.D. Student in Environmental Psychology. Her research is consider with the alternative development practices of communities of color to the colonial and capitalist institutions of property, land, and policing. Her research is based in the Southwestern region of the United States.

9:15am

Instability or Mobility? Differentiating among the Moves of Low-Income HouseholdsSeungbeom Kang; Rachel Garshick Kleit, Ohio State University; Corianne Payton Scally, University at Albany, State University of New York

Negotiation and Adaptation in Securing Housing among Very Low-Income HouseholdsKimberly Skobba, University of Georgia; Edward G. Goetz, University of Minnesota

Public Housing, Disability Insurance and Income Assistance, and Employment for Persons with DisabilitiesDebra Brucker, University of New Hampshire; Corianne Payton Scally, University at Albany, State University of New York

Moving On?: The Geography of Risk and Post-Foreclosure Residential DisplacementAndrew J. Greenlee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

10:55am

This colloquy is organized by the editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs. Panelists will discuss "how to" and "what not to do" to publish successfully in the JUA along with particular topics and methods of interest. The panel will also discuss the role of reviewers and how to be a good reviewer.

My work centers around relationships between race, community, identity, and violence. In research on Chicana/o history, I study the development of street gangs in the context of urban transformation and de facto racial segregation.

I aim to explore the origins of particular Chicano/Latino gangs in cities. I am particularly interested in new formations in non-traditional Latino destinations in the U.S. far from the Southwestern region.

10:55am

Does ‘Joining in the #Conversation’ Really Matter? Geographical Perspectives of Clout, Class and Media Divides in SheffieldAnnie Cruz-Porter, University of Sheffield

Social Media Use for Building Community Resiliency: Following Urban Emergency Management Networks in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, South KoreaKyujin Jung, University of North Texas; Ji Won Kim, University of Texas at Austin; Yonghee Kim, Kangwon National University

Evaluating Participation, Innovation, and Outcomes Around City Open Data InitiativesJonathan Stiles, Rutgers University

Localism, Local TV & Service AgreementsDanilo Yanich, University of Delaware

The Donald C. and Alice Stone Award, American Society for Public Administration's section on the intergovernmental affairs and management, 2013 |
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The Quick Response Grant from the National Science Foundation via the Natural Hazards Center, 2012

Socio-political Undercurrents of Water and Sanitation Expansion in Vientiane Capital: Developing an Enabling Policy FrameworkAndrea Restrepo-Mieth, Cornell University

Rain to Recreation: Evolution of a Sustainable Community Based Program in Lenexa, KansasJane Futrell Winslow, The University of Texas at Austin

Toward a Typology for Mainstreaming Urban Green InfrastructureRobert F. Young, University of Texas at Austin; Julie Zanders, University of Auckland; Katherine Lieberknecht, University of Texas at Austin; Elizabeth Fassman, University of Auckland

10:55am

Permeable Boundaries: The Sociopolitical Construction of Public Space in the Context of Occupy Social MovementsSilvano De la Llata, Cornell University

Building More Inclusive Cities: A Theory of Urban Symbolic and Socio-spatial Boundary TransformationLeigh T Graham, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center

Urban Cohesion vis-à-vis Organic Spatialization of the Third Places in Khobar City, Saudi ArabiaKhondokar Nahiduzzaman, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM); Adel Aldosary, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)

The Survival of Community in a Global Age: Evidence from the Policy Choices of a Progressive CityDonald Rosdil

Constructive Feminism: Building Women's Rights into the CityDaphne Spain, University of Virginia

I research why alternative governance arrangements are chosen and how policies translate differently through these structures. My dissertation focuses on regionalism expressed as inter-local land use agreements in Michigan. What are the mechanisms driving attitudes of local elected officials and planners toward such arrangements? How do such arrangements transform land use practice and outcomes, if at all?

10:55am

Modifications versus Foreclosures: Effects on Stress and HealthMark Lindblad, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill; Yutuan Gao, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill; Alexandra F. Browning, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Housing Finance and the Restructuring of Inequality Patterns: How Mortgage Practices Have Shaped Wealth and Status Mobility in the United StatesMegan K. Peppel, University of California - Berkeley

The Effect of Foreclosures on Section 8 Recipients in PhoenixDeirdre Pfeiffer, Arizona State University; Joanna Lucio, Arizona State University

Hot Money, Small Banks and the Makings of a Collapse: Wholesale Funding and the Increase in Bank-Owned Real Estate in the U.S. Financial CrisisElora Raymond, Georgia Institute of Technology

Gaining Sight of Blight: A Spatial Analysis Identifying the Cause of Urban BlightJesseca Short, University of North Texas; Kyujin Jung, University of North Texas; Simon A. Andrew, University of North Texas

I am a doctoral candidate in Planning and Public Policy at the Bloustein School at Rutgers University. My interests lie in the areas of community development, place-based organizations, and the politics of neighborhood identity. In my dissertation, I am studying how local stakeholders invoked place-rooted arguments in contesting the proposed closure of Philadelphia public schools in 2013. My research explores the politics and the construction... Read More →

I am a doctoral candidate in Planning and Public Policy at the Bloustein School at Rutgers University. My interests lie in the areas of community development, place-based organizations, and the politics of neighborhood identity. In my dissertation, I am studying how local stakeholders invoked place-rooted arguments in contesting the proposed closure of Philadelphia public schools in 2013. My research explores the politics and the construction... Read More →

2:05pm

Theme: Scholars will discuss how urban regime theory and Regime Politics has been used in various fields – political science, geography, and sociology – in the past, how they use it, and how it may be used in the future. Clarence Stone, author of Regime Politics, will answer panelists’ questions, share his views on the use of urban regime theory and Regime Politics use in the field, and how the concept may be utilized in the future.

Born and raised in Brooklyn (which is still the 4th largest city!), I had an early education about urban areas that was shaped by some very practical activities – turning empty lots into playgrounds, keeping the hand ball court for hours, dodging traffic, and learning the subway lines. Over the years, this practical education morphed into a concern with issues of housing and community development, neighborhood politics and community... Read More →

I research on the areas of urban and regional planning; local and regional competitiveness in specialized economic circuits; governance structure, institutions, policies, and regulations analysis; decision making models; the emergence of new towns with specialized-function in (post) oil-based economic countries; economies of agglomeration; urbanization; globalization and world city network; analysis and evaluation of Middle East's (in... Read More →

Valerie A. Purry originally from Oakland, California has been residing in Brandon, Mississippi for twenty years. She attended Cal State University Hayward for three years studied Criminal Justice Administration. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice concentration in Juvenile Justice, and has a Master of Arts degree in Criminology, as well as a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning with a... Read More →

I have been on a vision quest throughout my career, seeking to build community across identity groups. I spent years as a practitioner in community building, community organizing and conflict transformation. Social work provided the strongest theoretical and practice foundation for this work. I pursued this quest for community-led social change in both my social work practice and studies. Having initiated several change movements and nonprofit... Read More →

I have been on a vision quest throughout my career, seeking to build community across identity groups. I spent years as a practitioner in community building, community organizing and conflict transformation. Social work provided the strongest theoretical and practice foundation for this work. I pursued this quest for community-led social change in both my social work practice and studies. Having initiated several change movements and nonprofit... Read More →

2:05pm

Globalization, Logistics and the Treadmill of Production in Metropolitan Waste Management: Case of Turkish FirmsAlbert Fu, Kutztown University

Navigating Waste Streams: The Role of Human Behavior and Separation Strategies in Municipal Composting ProgramsSally Geislar, University of California, Irvine

São Paulo’s Green Trash: the Social, Technological, and Biophysical Impacts of the Bandeirantes Landfill DevelopmentKristine Stiphany, The University of Texas at Austin; Jason Sowell, The University of Texas at Austin

I'm passionate about teaching, children, my Sun-Daughter, husband, Mama2 daughters, family, friends and our small planet earth. I'm also committed to ridding schools of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. I love writing and research and I'm passionate about the work of the Algebra Project, the Young People's Project, and the Dream Defenders.

2:05pm

Changing modes of Urban Governance under Fiscal Stress: Evidence from Six Cities in England and SpainIsmael Blanco, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Jonathan Davies, De Montfort University; Vivien Lowndes, Nottingham University

Transforming local democracy? Local innovations for increasing citizen influence and democratic legitimacy in Bristol and Mexico CityJoanna Howard, University of Bristol; Arturo Flores, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Assessing Local Activism as it Relates to Fiscal ScarcityLori A Riverstone-Newell, Illinois State University

I am Professor of Critical Policy Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at De Montfort. My research interests span critical issues in governance, state theory, urban studies and public policy. I am currently working on a variety of projects on crisis, austerity governance and contestation. From April 2015 I will be leading an international consortium of researchers in an ESRC funded eight-case comparative study of austerity... Read More →

David Swindell is the Director of the Center for Urban Innovation and an associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. His work focuses primarily on community and economic development, especially public financing of sports facilities, the contribution of sports facilities to the economic development of urban space, alternative financing mechanisms for smart city investments, as well as collaborative arrangements... Read More →

Margaret Cowell, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on economic development, urban economy, and public policy. Her research has been funded by the MacArthur Foundation and United States Economic Development Administration.

Dr. Jesus J. Lara is an Associate Professor in the Knowlton School’s City and Regional Planning Section. His research and pedagogy are centered on sustainable urban design, Latino Urbanism, community development, and sociocultural factors in community design, from urban environments and poverty stricken areas to empty suburban malls and commercial areas at the intersection of upscale developments and highway commerce, and university‐community... Read More →

I am a professor in city and regional planning at the University of Memphis where I am involved in research, teaching, and outreach in the areas of resident-led planning, community/university development partnerships, and municipal government reform.

The Drug Wars and Democracy in Mexico: National Trends and Subnational DeviationsMary Fran Malone, University of New Hampshire; Alejandro Diaz-Dominguez, Vanderbilt University; Jonathan Hiskey, Vanderbilt University

2:05pm

A Company Town Turned into a Suburban Town: Industrial Wasteland, Preservation, and Identity in Sugar Land, TexasGabriela Campagnol, Texas A&M University

The Relationship between Historic Districts and Community-Based OrganizationsEmily Alice Goldman, Cornell University

Networking Urban Conservation As Collective Actions to Sustainable Transformation: A Social Capital Integrated Place Management ApproachJie HAN, Department of Architecture,SDE,National University of Singapore; Liangliang WANG, Department of Architecture,SDE,National University of Singapore; Chye Kiang HENG, Department of Architecture,SDE,National University of Singapore

Preserving Public Housing: Federal, State and Local Efforts to Preserve the Social and Architectural Forms Associated with Housing for the PoorDawn Jourdan, University of Oklahoma; Stephanie Pilat, University of Oklahoma

3:30pm

At the beginning of the twenty first century, the focus from municipal management on open public spaces acquired special relevance as a way of integrating marginal neighborhoods. Metropolitan parks are a successful urban intervention due to their large span and massive turnout. However, restricted or close access characteristics generate more limits in their use and more physical and visual borders. As a counterbalance, one could ask: How do the physical and social components of the neighborhood scale contribute to an IPS design with functions and spaces for their neighbors? This paper discusses bibliography pertinent to this question and the last information and statistical analysis of housing and population census. The quantitative and qualitative analysis is accomplished by comparing metropolitan and neighborhood scales with the IPS strategic procedure experienced from conception to functioning. As a case study, the two most representative space scales are taken from Metropolitan Lima's Carabayllo District. Main results: The three components are valued: neighborhood, strategic process, and urban-architectural projects. Neighborhood influences citizen´s behaviors and allows defining the IPS as a social space marker and an extension of home, in good habitability and security conditions. Strategic process defines the reinforcement of neighborhood actors' capacities for their active participation in obtaining the IPS. Urban-architectural projects, whose conception and design as a daily use allows their insertion in the physical and social fabric, eliminating borders and existing limitations. The result shows that the strategic procedure permits generating the positive effects sought on the IPS, as opposed to the metropolitan scale, which only satisfies needs inside public space. The challenge is to replicate the positive aspects of the proposed strategic procedure and reorient public investment towards more IPS.

3:30pm

Property abandonment and disinvestment are major planning and policy concerns for shrinking cities. Vacant and abandoned properties tend to lead to more abandonment, continuing disinvestment and deteriorating housing conditions. Traditional planning strategies that rely on the private sector to redevelop vacant and abandoned properties have been shown in the literature to be largely ineffectual. A more effective strategy might be to facilitate the transfer of these vacant and abandoned properties to non-profits for conversion into community assets such as affordable housing, which might then act as a redevelopment catalyst or stabilizing force. However, some scholars have argued against building government-assisted housing in declining cities because of potential detrimental impacts on fragile housing markets that already have a surplus of housing and where replacement (construction) costs exceed the local housing values.

My doctoral research will explore the empirical validity of both perspectives by using Detroit as a case study to investigate the role affordable housing development has played and could play in revitalizing neighbourhoods in shrinking cities. This poster will present the findings from a situational analysis of subsidized housing development in Detroit, which provides the necessary foundational understanding of the historical development patterns of affordable housing production in the city from 1990-2010.

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The discourse on the role of civil society and citizen participation in promoting social and economic development is not novel. In fact, such a discussion can be found in Plato‘s Republic where his concepts of assembly, voting, and freedom are all basic tenets of modern day democratic states and citizen engagement. In the 1990s, the rise of civil society and diverse social movements became an influential force in development. Many countries have renewed their focus on participatory approaches to strengthen their society‘s social capital, to improve community development outcomes, and to improve governance systems. Jamaica is one these countries and explicitly includes ―strengthen [ing] the process of citizen participation in governance‖ as part of its Vision 2030: National Development Plan. The focus on promoting citizen participation raises the question of what individual characteristics are associated with participation in community development projects. In this paper, I use 2006 survey data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to analyze what individual characteristics are associated with the likelihood of participation in community development projects in Jamaica. The results from the logistic regression model indicate that location, sex, job type and language spoken at home impact an individual‘s likelihood of participating in community development projects in Jamaica

3:30pm

There is a growing consensus that transit systems can be an effective means to address poverty alleviation and should target it as a goal. Literature suggests that the urban poor benefit disproportionately to benefits in public transportation relative to middle- or upper-class city residents. Still, little is known about the specific extents to which transit access correlates to poverty and poverty improvements. This paper tests the relationship between transit systems and poverty alleviation through looking at the case of Bogota, Colombia’s Transmilenio system. The Transmilenio is the city’s much-lauded bus rapid transit (BRT) system. When it was developed, the Transmilenio signified an emphatic policy turn toward prioritizing public transportation over expanding the highway system, which predominantly served the car-owning middle and upper classes. To what extent has access to the Transmilenio improved the well-being of the urban poor in Bogota? This paper analyzes the relation between expansions in transit access and changes in poverty rates over time. Using geostatistical analysis (GIS) to compare distance from the transit network with income and transit-use data over time, this research contributes a quantitative analysis which substantiates existing literature on the effectiveness of the Transmilenio as a transit system in relation to poverty. The research contributes a granular and quantitative analysis, as well as temporal analysis of the data (based on the first two stages of the Transmilenio project, from 2000-2011) to substantiate the case that the Transmilenio is, in fact, a significant contributor to poverty alleviation over time in Bogota.

3:30pm

As a result of the mounting housing crisis, the U.S. economy in 2008 declined significantly. Comprising over a fifth of Gross Domestic Product nationally, the fallout of the housing market ushered in a whole series of economic crises in U.S. cities. As a part of the Obama Administration’s response to the crises, they initiated and Congress approved stimulus programs that targeted neighborhoods greatly affected by the economic downturn. One such program is the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). This program was formulated to immediately address unprecedented foreclosures and abandonment in 2008. In 2009 and 2010 subsequent re-authorizations helped to continue efforts to stabilize neighborhoods. Nationally, over 500 grantees have received funds estimating $6 billion. In this paper we ask the question, are there positive local economic development impacts that can be reported now, only four years after the first check was written to execute the acquisition, rehabilitation/construction, and mortgaging of foreclosed and vacant properties? Utilizing a method of cluster analysis typically used in geography, our methods allow us to examine the immediate areas around the parcels of properties acquired. In the half mile buffers we are looking to examine key economic development, housing market, and job variables to provide an early picture of how neighborhood stabilization affected local neighborhoods in the Los Angeles metropolitan era. We will compare the pre NSP period (2007) with the post NSP period (2011). Where would grantee neighborhoods be without the creation of the NSP program? Taking into account the characteristics of the neighborhood, the results will shed light on the immediate effects of putting foreclosed and abandoned properties back in service.

3:30pm

Demographically and economically, there is an ongoing major global shift that has resulted in the emergence of both ‘global’ and ‘shrinking’ cities. International production systems and global networks have transferred considerable manufacturing jobs from developed to developing countries, resulting in the population shrinkage of industrial cities. Aging populations and low fertility rates, characteristics of a second demographic transition, have also impacted population levels in OECD countries - as have post-socialist transitions in Eastern Europe. As these demographic and economic changes have occurred over the past century, urban change theories have evolved alongside. This paper examines the variance in proposed ‘shrinking cities’ definitions and consolidates the various relevant theoretical perspectives from the economic, social and urban literature to determine how they have evolved alongside major population shifts and global economic restructuring. Lastly, a conceptual framework for urban shrinkage is presented, which details the (1) drivers, (2) economic, social and environmental effects, (3) relevant social and economic theories and (4) the urban and regional planning policies and strategies.

3:30pm

Improving the quality of teaching and increasing student achievement outcomes are shared goals among college educators. It is well documented throughout higher education literature that particular teacher characteristics and teaching techniques affect how and what a student learns. However, far less research exists examining the impact of a teacher’s race, ethnicity, and gender on student expectations for receiving quality teaching, particularly at the community college level. This study advances higher education literature by challenging us to think more broadly and critically about factors that influence the classroom environment and academic success. Therefore, this study’s central question is whether a teacher’s race-ethnicity and gender impact student expectations regarding quality instruction. This study argues that students come into the classroom environment with certain perceptions and develop particular expectations based on a teacher’s race-ethnicity and gender. Such race-ethnic and gender based expectations, arguably, influence how students evaluate the quality of teaching. This proposition is tested by using original data collected from community college students across one academic school year. Students were given a questionnaire at the beginning of the course asking about their initial expectations regarding quality teaching and a follow-up questionnaire towards the end of the course. Findings suggest students have lower expectations for receiving quality teaching from minority and female teachers compared to their white and male counterparts.

This study analyzes the effect of public private partnerships (PPP) for urban renovation and affordable housing on social and territorial outcomes of global city regions. Specifically, it looks at the challenges and opportunities related to the Casa Paulista PPP, an initiative by São Paulo state government which combines federal, state, municipal and private resources to foster affordable housing production and economic renovation in downtown São Paulo city. This study uses literature review, analysis of planning documents, newspaper publications, and interviews with state representatives and real estate developers, in order to identify challenges and opportunities related to Casa Paulista PPP. It finds out that the policy is innovative with regard to the use of new financial tools regulated by national and state level finance policy reforms, and for partnering with the private sector for delivery and management of affordable housing. However, the policy also repeats old models of housing production implemented in the country and associated with social exclusion. Specifically, Casa Paulista does not engage with local residents and the civil society as a whole at the early stages of the policy design process, it has a narrow focus on housing production, and offers no guidelines with regard to local economic and workforce development strategies. This study concludes that while Casa Paulista may succeed in attracting private investments to downtown São Paulo, it may fall short of its broader goals of social inclusion and downtown economic transformation.

I am a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Planning, Governance and Globalization Program at Virginia Tech. My research covers the intersect of globalization, economic development and urban transformation, and my doctoral work is a comparative analysis of neighborhood change and large-scale real estate redevelopment in the Washington DC metro area and São Paulo, Brazil.

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This poster session will document the process and outcome of developing a Citizens' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for the City of San Antonio, Texas. The document was created by an Advanced Communities class in the Department of Social Work at the University of Texas at San Antonio, in connection with the Mayor's SA 2020 initiative, a comprehensive effort whose goal was to engage the citizens of San Antonio in creating a vision for the future of the city. The Bill of Rights and Responsibilities was developed as part of the Government Accountability and Civic Engagement Vision Area that was developed during the first phase of the SA2020 initiative. Students conducted focus groups and town hall meetings with citizens in each of the City's 10 Council Districts in coming up with the document. This document is notably different than similar documents developed for other jurisdictions across the country in that it contains BOTH rights AND responsibilities. This effort could serve as a model process for other communities with similar initiatives.

3:30pm

Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area (RMSP) is the largest urban agglomeration in Brazil. Located in Sao Paulo State, which is the most populous and richest Brazilian state. The RMSP is composed of 39 municipalities and currently has about 20 million inhabitants, concentrated in an area of 7800 km², with a population density of 2532 inhabitants/km². It has an urbanization degree of 98.86% its per capita income is U.S. $ 413.00. The air pollution effects on human health has been an important theme of public health. Until the 1980´s, air pollution in the RMSP was predominantly due to industrial sources. In 1980, the State Government created the Pollution Control Program by to allocate resources for financing air pollution control systems including equipment and source relocation, consequently, many industries changed from oil boilers to electric ones with positive impact on SO2 and dust. In 1990´s, many industries have moved to other areas due to the increased control enforcement and changes in land use. Currently, vehicles are the main source of air pollution in the SPMA. The estimated current fleet is to be 6.7 million vehicles. The fleet emissions estimative for 2012 are about 220 thousand tons of local pollutants and about 15 million tons of greenhouse gases (GHG).The main source of these emissions are gas and ethanol light duty vehicle, diesel heavy-duty trucks and buses. This fleet is responsible for precursor ozone formation (nitrogen oxides - NOx and Volatile Organic Compounds - VOC) and particle matter (PM). The SPMA air quality-sampling network has 28 automatic stations. In July 2013, Sao Paulo State government adopted new standards for air quality and was included fine particles (PM2,5) which has a higher risk of serious health hazard. The main air quality concern in SPMA is due to ozone and particulate matter standard exceedence.

3:30pm

The study of healthy food alternatives and their availability in urban areas has been of growing concern (Walker, Block, & Klawachi, 2012). Specifically, it appears that some residents live in what has been called a “food desert” in that the only meat options are friend chicken and hamburgers from fast food restaurants and the only fruit or vegetable options are canned vegetables from corner convenience stores (e.g., Circle K, 7-Eleven). We evaluated the healthy food availability of several foods in various supermarkets in an urban area and in a more rural area. The zip codes of the supermarkets were used to assess general levels of socioeconomic status. We found that the Socio-economic differences do seem to be related to the ready access to less healthy food options. Implications and recommendations are discussed.

3:30pm

This paper catalogues approaches to ground-level healthcare services by means of using indigenous community resources as well as leveraging the existent healthcare system. This helps alleviate the mismatch between primary care and overburdened public hospitals. The other ‘side-benefit’ is taking hold of public expenditures through making better use of preventative services. Poverty-fighting strategies are pertinent to increasing equity and social justice. In this respect, emerging economies provide a salient backdrop for studying innovative strategies for increasing equity by improving health outcomes. Community health workers are documented to bring a unique value to low-income and marginalized patients struggling with illness. Some of the greatest impacts have been seen among immigrants, the elderly, and working poor. In spite of well-intended policies, tangible disparities remain, and community groups and their health programs can have an impact. The paper evaluates organizations providing community-based healthcare services, facilitating between individuals, families, and system resources.

I am interested in community-level health care delivery; studying the impact of health care initiatives and programs targeted at vulnerable populations in the distressed urban environment. I like using GIS mapping software in portraying trends and patterns relating to health care disparities.

3:30pm

Since the Constitution of 1988, metropolitan management in Brazil has been under construction. Its greatest difficulty has been to overcome the dichotomy between functional metropolis and institutional metropolis. As the metropolitan areas are not managed as territorial units, what prevails is the segregated metropolis logic, either from a social, cultural or political view. Within this thematic field, as Brazilian metropolitan management is frail and there is significant development of territorial association practices engaging in managing sectorial policies, our aim in this doctoral research is to give an answer to the following question: Have the experiences of territorial associations in the metropolitan region of Curitiba contributed to the construction of metropolitan management practices? How? Why? We examined Conselho Gestor dos Mananciais (CGM) and Gestão dos Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos (CONRESOL). For this, we raised some major specific questions to this study, such as: 1) How much cooperation is there in both experiences?; 2) Why is there inter-municipal cooperation? (their aims); 3) How the process of generating and mobilizing knowledge for problem identification was established in order to offer alternatives and a solution decision-making?, and 4) Is there metropolitan management? If so, why or why not? This research work consists of some narratives obtained through open interviews, records (produced by several institutes and research centers - IBGE, IPARDES and Observatório das Metrópoles) and from documents and literature review on the topic. In building the plots on the stories of Região Metropolitana de Curitiba (RMC), CGM and CONRESOL, we found that, although there is no metropolitan management in RMC, these experiences have contributed to its construction by establishing inter-sectorial policies, constituting inter-municipal links and spreading some metropolitan territorial unit awareness.

Professor at the State University of Maringá (Paraná, Brazil). Ph.D. in Public Administration and Government, Fundação Getulio Vargas - SP, FGV-SP, Brazil. Graduate at Administração from State University of Maringá (2001) and master's at Geography from State University of Maringá (2004). Has experience in Administration, working mainly with the following subjects: metropolitan governance, territorial associations, urban network, public... Read More →

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As suburbanization has lead to cities “hollowing” out over the past several decades, cities have undergone significant fiscal strife as the number of taxpayers has substantially decreased. As suburbs flourish, the urban core may go into decline; as these suburbs are able to derive benefits from the central city — such as stadiums, museums, and transit – without directly contributing to the public subsidies that these institutions need to survive; while also imposing negative externalities of traffic and pollution onto the cities. For these reasons, strong public interest in mergers, such as annexation and city-county consolidation, has recently returned after a forty-year hiatus. Milwaukee and Indianapolis performed mergers in the 1960s; Louisville and Kansas City (Kansas) recently underwent mergers in the early 2000s; while Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are now currently exploring the option. Many others, including St. Louis and Chattanooga, start the process and fail to complete it, usually because voters reject it at referendum. This poster will display information on these eight rust belt cities, all chosen for geographic proximity and other similarities. This poster will also graphically represent and compare the changes in total population, inner-core population, economic development, and property values over the past fifty years to see if annexation made a difference, with attempts to solve the questions: What are the common characteristics, as well as the mitigating factors, that make merger efforts succeed or fail? Why do the benefits materialize or not? Most importantly, can this strategy be successfully used to turn around shrinking cities?

3:30pm

Health status is a key indicator of human well being. Environmental pollution affects human health in many ways and contributes to a wide variety of diseases. Increasing attention is being devoted both domestically and globally to how environmental pollution affects human health. The agenda for the Sept 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development identified health as an integral component of sustainable development, and called for a more efficient, equitable, accessible and appropriate health care system for the populations that rely on them. Scientific method for the assessment and management of related risks to human health and the environment is imperative for a developing country like Ethiopia where the exposure levels and variability are relatively higher. This paper examines the well being of the households in slums of Addis Ababa City, in terms of selected parameters. This study used two-stage random sampling technique. In the first stage three slum areas had been selected and in the second stage households were selected. A survey questionnaire used to collect required information. Findings: The study reveals that migrant households live in unhygienic and congested places devoid of basic necessities for a healthy life like housing, water supply, drainage and sanitation. Women and children are the worst victims. Physically, mentally and emotionally they are affected. The rehabilitation programme of the City project is totally inadequate in relation to the mushroom growth of slums. Hence, a comprehensive package incorporating measures to improve urban environment and health status should be launched on a massive scale.

3:30pm

Surveys such as the American Community Survey, undertaken by the U.S. Census Bureau, produce statistics that are often mapped. A key characteristic of these statistics is that they are estimates of a quantity rather than actual, true counts. This means that there is some uncertainty in how well the estimate reflects the true value of the statistic. Although the Census Bureau publishes information about the uncertainty in the statistics, not everyone consults these tables. This research works towards developing methods for including uncertainty information directly in maps of statistics from surveys like the American Community Survey. That way, users of these statistics can easily see the uncertainty in the statistics and consider how it affects decisions they make based upon the mapped statistics. In this poster, we present findings from interviews and surveys with urban planning students in Portland to highlight their response to reading/interpreting maps for various decision-driven scenarios. These findings will prove critical for our next stage of the research, which involves investigating the effectiveness of different visualization techniques designed to communicate that uncertainty to professional planners.

3:30pm

Numerous US cities, and recently the first Canadian city, Toronto, have become “sanctuary cities” by adopting municipal policies to provide non-status immigrants with access to municipal services without having to fear detention and deportation. These policies have been widely praised as an important step towards equality and social justice for illegalized immigrants. While many of the activists and NGOs involved in campaigning for the sanctuary city are driven by practical considerations, Canadian activists are grounding their efforts in open-border and no-border politics. This poster examines sanctuary city, open-borders, and no-border arguments, and explores the material and ontological conditions under which these ideas may be possible.

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The United States is dependent on a steady flow of immigrants for population and economic growth. How the U.S. as a host country, receives an immigrant group is important because it impacts the way in which immigrant groups choose to accept and adopt American culture. This study examines the Haitian immigrant community in Miami to test the model of acculturation developed by E. H. Cohen (2011). Cohen’s model is unique, because it takes into account the attitudes of the established immigrant community in the host country as a determinant in immigrant acculturation. Although acculturation is an internal process, it can be observed at the community level. This study measures changes in socioeconomic status and political representation as indicators of acculturation. The Haitian community is represented by the residents of the Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami (Census tracts 20.03 and 20.04). Although not representative of the entire Haitian-American community in Miami, Little Haiti is still considered the cultural center. Cohen’s model is tested by measuring the SES and political representation of the Haitian community after a change in policy that removed the favored “refugee” status from Haitian immigrants. Cohen’s theory predicts a change in the attitudes of the host country towards the immigrant community would produce a change in the level of acculturation. The results show that the change in policy had little impact on the Little Haiti neighborhood. Changes in SES did not significantly vary between Little Haiti and Miami overall. However, the larger Haitian-American community in Miami may have experienced an increased rate of acculturation, as evidenced by the increase in political representation. This may be due to the reduction of the immigrant flow from Haiti. More research is needed to understand the factors that influence Haitian immigrant acculturation in Miami.

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Is there a housing bubble in Brazil? The recent growth in the civil construction sector, along with the dramatic increase in property prices (132% between 2008 and 2012 in city of Sao Paulo), divided specialists in relation to the possibility of the existence of a bubble real estate in Brazil. On the other hand, countries like the USA and Spain are the economic, social and urban future artificial formation of a promising real estate market. The aim of this paper is to identify the processes of formation of a housing bubble and its implications for the formation of the urban territory. Therefore, we will study the recent Spanish case with the intention to verify correlations with the current reality of the city of Sao Paulo. Its methodology is based on the analysis of economic data and their relation to the processes of urbanization in new territories or transformation of established urban grid. The aim is to provide the tools necessary and relevant in the socio-economic-architectural and urban area in the real estate market, in order to promote discussion on the current situation of Brazilian cities.

3:30pm

Tax-increment financing (TIF) has emerged as one of the most popular public tools of development finance. With its gain in popularity, the question remains whether governments that use this tool experience more economic growth than those that do not. Existing research aimed at this question have used site-specific case studies and a national phone survey to determine TIF use led to property value growth of any kind. But the question remains whether across jurisdictional lines any distinctions in economic growth exist broadly between cities that use TIF and cities that do not. This paper seeks to answer that question by examining job, property value and per capita income growth from 2000 to 2010 for a random sample of 60 cities with over 100,000 residents. Using US Census Bureau job growth and income data and property value data from city financial reports, this paper uses multiple and panel regression analysis to determine whether TIF users tend to experience higher levels of property value, job, and income growth than non-users. The paper finds that on average, TIF use has no statistically significant effects on property value growth, job growth, or per capita income growth, however the long-term TIF use produces some negative effects.

I am interested in community-level health care delivery; studying the impact of health care initiatives and programs targeted at vulnerable populations in the distressed urban environment. I like using GIS mapping software in portraying trends and patterns relating to health care disparities.

Joanna is an assistant professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in Bloomington. Prior to this she was the Senior Research Officer at the National Endowment for the Arts. She conducts research on cultural facility development, specifically in regard to nonprofit management and urban development. Joanna received her Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.

Neighborhood Context and Educational Performance: Evidence from a Natural ExperimentAnna Santiago, Case Western Reserve University; George Galster, Wayne State University; Lisa Stack, Wayne State University

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC Chapel Hill where I specialize in economic development and teach courses in quantitative methods. My research focuses on the role of labor market institutions in fostering greater equity at the urban and metropolitan scales.

This will be my second year at UAA and I am excited to meet more people! I am very interested in perspectives from different disciplines on how we can encourage our communities to value equity issues -- access to land uses, access to transportation options, access to health care, and safe, healthy places to live for all incomes and people.

Deborah Puntenney, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor on the research faculty in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She works in community development and has taught courses in social policy, philanthropy, gender, and the family. She is a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, where she teaches a course on U.S. social welfare policy. Deborah... Read More →

Dr. Bethany Welch is the founding director of Aquinas Center in Philadelphia as well as a nonprofit management and evaluation consultant. The center is housed in a former convent re-purposed as a space to foster mutual support and shared understanding on the grounds of a diverse, inner city Catholic parish. Parishioners and guests come together to practice hospitality, promote education, and engage in service. The project is a direct result of... Read More →

Deborah Puntenney, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor on the research faculty in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She works in community development and has taught courses in social policy, philanthropy, gender, and the family. She is a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, where she teaches a course on U.S. social welfare policy. Deborah... Read More →

4:05pm

The Progressive City Over Time: Longer Term Outcomes in Selected CitiesPierre Clavel, Cornell University

Social Equity and Urban Climate and Sustainability Planning: Evidence from U.S. CitiesGreg Schrock, Portland State University; Ellen Bassett, University of Virginia; Jamaal Green, Portland State University

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Place-based Leadership and the Inclusive City: An International Analysis Robin Hambleton, University of the West of England, Bristol

The Leadership Qualities of Successful Canadian City ManagersDavid Siegel, Brock University

Does Having a Directly Elected Mayor Make a Difference? Drawing Lessons from the Reform of Urban Political Leadership in Bristol, EnglandDavid Sweeting, University of Bristol, UK; Robin Hambleton, University of the West of England, UK

Professor of City Leadership, University of the West of England, Bristol

I am interested in understanding the power of local, place-based civic leadership in our globalizing world. I have a new international book out on 'Leading the Inclusive City. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet' (Policy Press). The UAA is always a great place for international exchange relating to new ideas in the broad field of progressive urban politics... the San Diego conference will be no exception!

Professor of City Leadership, University of the West of England, Bristol

I am interested in understanding the power of local, place-based civic leadership in our globalizing world. I have a new international book out on 'Leading the Inclusive City. Place-based innovation for a bounded planet' (Policy Press). The UAA is always a great place for international exchange relating to new ideas in the broad field of progressive urban politics... the San Diego conference will be no exception!

Income Mobility at Scale: Regional and Megaregional Patterns of Income MobilityJohn Laycock, City of Austin; Donald Jackson, University of Texas

Amalgamation and De-amalgamation in Montreal: Searching for Fiscal Equity and Efficiency at the Metropolitan ScaleJean-Philippe Meloche, University of Montreal; Maxime Leblanc-Desgagne, University of Montreal

City-County Consolidation: Factors Affecting its Consideration and AdoptionDaniel Scheller, University of Texas at El Paso; Denise Terrazas, Teach for America

I am a Senior Associate at czb LLC, a neighborhood planning firm, and teach at Muhlenberg College and Lehigh University. I previously worked for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Allentown and New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. I have a Master of Urban Planning & Policy from New School University’s Milano Graduate School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of City and... Read More →

Academic Achievement and Voter Behavior in Local School Elections: Evidence from a Field Experiment Vladimir Kogan, Ohio State University; Zachary Peskowitz, Ohio State University; Stéphane Lavertu, Ohio State University

The Flight Back In- Middle Class Parents that Opt Back into Struggling Urban SchoolsCara Kronen, Borough of Manhattan Community College- CUNY

Constructing Race and Class in the Neighborhood School: Media, Gentrification and SchoolsLeslie Martin, University of Mary Washington

Born and raised in Brooklyn (which is still the 4th largest city!), I had an early education about urban areas that was shaped by some very practical activities – turning empty lots into playgrounds, keeping the hand ball court for hours, dodging traffic, and learning the subway lines. Over the years, this practical education morphed into a concern with issues of housing and community development, neighborhood politics and community... Read More →

9:00am

LULUs and Livability: A Case Study of Strip Clubs in Portland, Oregon NeighborhoodsMoriah McSharry McGrath, Portland State University

Residential Segregation by Race or Ethnicity in Houston 1980-2011: Trends, Patterns and Black NeighborhoodsChunhui Ren, University of Texas at Austin

Towards a Mediterranean 'Superdiverse' Small Town? Immigration and Sustainability in Empuriabrava Neighborhood, Catalonia, SpainDawid Wladyka, University of Texas at Brownsville and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain; Ricard Moren-Alegret, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain